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Full name: | Gary James Cahill | |
Date of birth: | 19 December 1985 | |
Place of birth: | Dronfield, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
Playing position: | Centre back | |
Youth clubs | ||
2000-2004 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2004–2008 2004–2005 2007–2008 2008–2012 2012–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 Total |
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27 (1) 16 (2) 130 (13) 191 (13) 45 (1) 22 (0) 459 (31) | 28 (2)
National team | ||
2004–2005 2007 2010–2018 |
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3 (0) 61 (5) | 3 (0)
Gary James Cahill (born 19 December 1985) is a retired English professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for AFC Bournemouth.
Cahill began his career playing for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the Aston Villa Academy and continued his development. In 2004, he joined Burnley on a season-long loan, where he performed well before returning to make his Aston Villa debut. Later, he signed for hometown club Sheffield United on a three-month loan deal. On 30 January 2008, he signed for Bolton Wanderers for approximately £5 million. Cahill performed well for Bolton through the years, cementing a place in the first team. He made 130 league appearances and scored 13 league goals for Bolton. In January 2012, Cahill signed for Chelsea for approximately £7 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his debut season at Chelsea, and went on to win the UEFA Europa League twice, the Premier League twice, the FA Cup twice and the League Cup. Following his release in 2019, Cahill joined fellow London club Crystal Palace on a free transfer. He left the club after two seasons in 2021.
Cahill is an England international with over 60 caps, and represented the nation in England tournament squads for the FIFA World Cups of 2014 and 2018, and the UEFA European Championship in 2012 and 2016, though he withdrew injured from the 2012 event. He was eligible to play for either England or the Republic of Ireland, but chose to play for England. In June 2009, Cahill was called up to the England squad for the match against Kazakhstan; however, he only made his debut on 3 September 2010, coming on as a substitute against Bulgaria. He made his first start for the national team on 29 March 2011, in the friendly against Ghana. He scored his first international goal against Bulgaria, in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier.
Early and personal life[]
Cahill was born and raised in Dronfield, Derbyshire, and attended Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School. He was a boyhood Sheffield Wednesday supporter and "grew up watching Sheffield Wednesday, and points to Des Walker as his childhood hero."
Honours[]
Clubs[]
Chelsea
- FA Cup (1): 2011–12
- UEFA Champions League (1): 2011–12
- UEFA Europa League (1): 2012–13
Individual[]
- Aston Villa Goal of the Season (1): 2005–06
- Burnley Player of the Year (1): 2004–05
- Burnley Young Player of the Year (1): 2004–05
- Bolton Players' Player of the Year (1): 2008–09
- Sky Sports MNF Team of the Season (1): 2013-14
- Premier League PFA Team of the Year (1): 2013–14
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England – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Hart
2. Johnson
3. Baines
4. Gerrard (c)
5. Cahill
6. Jagielka
7. Wilshere
8. Lampard
9. Sturridge
10. Rooney
11. Welbeck
12. Smalling
13. Foster
14. Henderson
15. Chamberlain
16. Jones
17. Milner
18. Lambert
19. Sterling
20. Lallana
21. Barkley
22. Forster
23. Shaw
Manager: |
England – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16 |
1. Hart
2. Walker
3. Rose
4. Milner
5. Cahill
6. Smalling
7. Sterling
8. Lallana
9. Kane
10. Rooney
11. Vardy
12. Clyne
13. Forster
14. Henderson
15. Sturridge
16. Stones
17. Dier
18. Wilshere
19. Barkley
20. Alli
21. Bertrand
22. Rashford
23. Heaton
Manager: |
England – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Fourth place |
1. Pickford
2. Walker
3. Rose
4. Dier
5. Stones
6. Maguire
7. Lingard
8. Henderson
9. Kane (c)
10. Sterling
11. Vardy
12. Trippier
13. Butland
14. Welbeck
15. Cahill
16. Jones
17. Delph
18. Young
19. Rashford
20. Alli
21. Loftus-Cheek
22. Alexander-Arnold
23. Pope
Manager: |